Jim Lindsey vs. Les Tietje — Career Comparison

Jim Lindsey
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Les Tietje
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les Tietje built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lindsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Lindsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.585 compared to 5.11 and 1.642 for Les Tietje. By the career numbers, Jim Lindsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lindsey and Les Tietje

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.7
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.84
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.44
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.7
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
5.11
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.2
9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
10.59
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.83
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.68
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.95
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.65
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.39
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1943
40.57
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
40.94
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
5.45
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.67
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
36.65
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
35.88
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.57
40.57
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Jim Lindsey and Les Tietje

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.29
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Lindsey and Les Tietje

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
983.33
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
108
339.27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
108
600
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
538.89
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
537.17
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
100
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
17
53.4
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.89
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.11
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
21.81
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
10.41
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
69.11
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
105.56
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
78.53
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.33
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
65.97
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
21.3
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.42
-7.61
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.56
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.13
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
127.78
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
50
157.07
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
55.56
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA